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And the two that came"},{"speaker":"Badr","startTime":505.39,"endTime":508.6,"body":"to mind when I was listening"},{"speaker":"Badr","startTime":505.39,"endTime":508.6,"body":"back to Ross's question is, you"},{"speaker":"Badr","startTime":508.6,"endTime":511.57,"body":"know, start with like YouTube"},{"speaker":"Badr","startTime":508.6,"endTime":511.57,"body":"Music Library as it sounds like"},{"speaker":"Badr","startTime":511.57,"endTime":514.45,"body":"it's a music library, it's got a"},{"speaker":"Badr","startTime":511.57,"endTime":514.45,"body":"lot of free options, you get"},{"speaker":"Badr","startTime":514.45,"endTime":517.24,"body":"unlimited downloads, I think"},{"speaker":"Badr","startTime":514.45,"endTime":517.24,"body":"everything is royalty free, so"},{"speaker":"Badr","startTime":517.24,"endTime":520.93,"body":"you don't have to worry about"},{"speaker":"Badr","startTime":517.24,"endTime":520.93,"body":"being sued, which is a very"},{"speaker":"Badr","startTime":520.93,"endTime":523.33,"body":"important thing to consider, you"},{"speaker":"Badr","startTime":520.93,"endTime":523.33,"body":"know, when you're using music."},{"speaker":"Badr","startTime":523.63,"endTime":527.08,"body":"And then the second one that I"},{"speaker":"Badr","startTime":523.63,"endTime":527.08,"body":"mentioned, you know, and I've"},{"speaker":"Badr","startTime":527.08,"endTime":530.77,"body":"used this site more so for like"},{"speaker":"Badr","startTime":527.08,"endTime":530.77,"body":"sound effects. 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And I've found"},{"speaker":"Badr","startTime":550.24,"endTime":553.42,"body":"a lot of great sounds there, you"},{"speaker":"Badr","startTime":553.42,"endTime":555.91,"body":"won't find that you know, music"},{"speaker":"Badr","startTime":553.42,"endTime":555.91,"body":"or things that you can use for"},{"speaker":"Badr","startTime":555.91,"endTime":558.91,"body":"that purposes. 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Thank you so much for"},{"speaker":"Jordan","startTime":628.38,"endTime":630.93,"body":"coming on this episode and"},{"speaker":"Jordan","startTime":630.93,"endTime":632.85,"body":"helping me to answer Ross's"},{"speaker":"Jordan","startTime":630.93,"endTime":632.85,"body":"question."},{"speaker":"Unknown","startTime":632.88,"endTime":634.68,"body":"My pleasure. Best of"},{"speaker":"Unknown","startTime":632.88,"endTime":634.68,"body":"luck, Mr. Campbell."},{"speaker":"Jordan","startTime":636.45,"endTime":639.51,"body":"I hope this episode of"},{"speaker":"Jordan","startTime":636.45,"endTime":639.51,"body":"Podcasting Q\u0026A has been helpful"},{"speaker":"Jordan","startTime":639.51,"endTime":642.69,"body":"to you. If you have a question"},{"speaker":"Jordan","startTime":639.51,"endTime":642.69,"body":"you'd like us to answer on a"},{"speaker":"Jordan","startTime":642.69,"endTime":647.43,"body":"future episode, go to pod"},{"speaker":"Jordan","startTime":642.69,"endTime":647.43,"body":"inbox.com/buzzsprout or click"},{"speaker":"Jordan","startTime":647.43,"endTime":650.61,"body":"the link in the show notes to"},{"speaker":"Jordan","startTime":647.43,"endTime":650.61,"body":"leave us an audio message. And"},{"speaker":"Jordan","startTime":650.61,"endTime":652.38,"body":"as always, Keep podcasting"}]}